Ever notice your lawn becoming more a mine field of sneaky little pot holes than the level grassy meadow it once was? Or maybe you threw an epic birthday party for your child and now there's a ...

Q. I see some folks putting a layer of lawn dressing (usually sand) on their lawns in the spring. What’s the purpose for this and is it a good practice? A. Routinely applying a layer of soil or sand ...

Did you have trouble with sand burs last year? How about crabgrass? Sand burs are easy to recognize and remember, while crabgrass is the round patch of grass that sends up tall seed stalks where the ...

A question for Dan Gill: What is the best time to fill in low spots in my yard with pump sand? My lawn is very bumpy, and I would like to make it level. I thought the best time might be when the lawn ...

Routinely applying a layer of soil or sand to a lawn can cause more damage than good. This practice is sometimes referred to as topdressing. You can introduce weed seeds, nematodes and even diseases ...